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Shelter lends helping paw to animal victims of Syria war

In the sandy yard of a shelter near the Syrian capital Damascus, a three-legged dog bounds excitedly, her tongue swinging as she runs despite her amputated limb. Betty is one of 350 animals housed at a farm-turned-shelter run by the Syrian Team for Animal Rescue (STAR), whose volunteers...

Eastern Ghouta: 21 children killed in three days

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Civil Defense committee in Damascus countryside reported that four civilians were killed and several others injured as a result of regime bombing of Douma city on Thursday.  The Civil Defense confirmed that of the four civilians killed one was a child of 6...

Syrian opposition urges Trump to protect civilians

Syria's main opposition group has urged US president-elect Donald Trump to protect civilians and help end the bloodshed in the country, devastated by five years of war. Riad Hijab, head of the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said Syrian civilians were in urgent need of...

Syrian teens tell UNICEF envoy Liam Neeson about tough exile

Liam Neeson got a little break from being famous. Sitting on the floor of a community center courtyard with two dozen local teens, he listened attentively as young Syrian refugees — who had no idea that he's a Hollywood star — talked about the struggles of exile. A 15-year-old girl said...